Cyber Laws: Do they hold any water?

Cyber Law is the domain which is intersection of technology, risk, and law. The IT Act 2000 has done a very good job at somewhat restricting the cyber crimes that takes place every hour in India. I suppose we ourselves are to be blamed for the loopholes that this Act contains. According to a study, the hackers try to target those circumstances or situations that are not mentioned in the IT Act 2000 (amended in 2008), because they know that they can get away with it very easily. Somebody rightly said “bad news travels fast” and so is true with crime. The main reason for us being at the receiving end most of the time is due to the legal literacy levels which our population has.

Internet/ world wide web/ cyberspace is not a property of a single nation per se but rather it’s a space which every country shares. The law at its nascent stage is presumed as a wall that will stop crimes that take place all over the world, but then why it hasn’t been successful? That’s because we don’t know how to get into scheme of things or how to get a single legislation enacted which could govern every act of cyber crime around globe at the same time. The logic is quite clear, when cyberspace does not belong to a single nation then how a national level legislation would be efficient in curbing cyber crime?

There is limited awareness of computer security among domestic as well as business users. The systems which aren’t protected sufficiently are the soft targets. A study reveals that although 75% had a firewall but 86% of them did not follow the recommendations to update their systems regularly. Sometimes we dig huge holes for ourselves and fall in it easily.

Cyber law is a generic term, which denotes all aspects, issues and the legal consequences over the Internet, the World Wide Web and cyber space. India is the 12th nation in the world that has cyber legislation apart from countries like the US, Singapore, France, Malaysia and Japan.

But the major issue that needs to be addressed is to decide what the final limit is. What I mean to say here is that to what extent we can tolerate in terms of being liberal.India is emerging superpower and a leader in outsourcing. This industry faces the worst blow when it comes to cyber crime.

If we want to see our country shining lifelong then the lawmakers of this country should take very strict measures while enacting these type of very important laws or the day isnt’ very far when India will start losing its sheen.

Whatever the bigger problem may be but it’s duty of each one of us to keep ourselves updated and try to update others as well because somewhere or other we are also a part of the network that the hackers or cyber criminals are targeting at.

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11 Comments → “Cyber Laws: Do they hold any water?”

Babita

8 years ago

A very good piece of article,must appreciate your work.But you should have given some tips on how to Protect ourselves and PC from this problem. Moreover, this cyber crime should be addressed to the Govt./Public as well at a proper platform too,coz there are so many people who does not know all these necessary things.Once again,Well written and All The Best

Ritika

8 years ago

I am a regular here but after reading this article I was very astouned to know that these simple issues are of so much importance in our techno savvy life..very good boy..KEEP UP YOUR GOOD WORK..waiting for more from ypur side…KEEP WRITING

Varun

8 years ago

@Babita…thnx for your appreciation.i will try my very best to put up an article very soon regarding PC protection tips..Thanx 1ce more

Varun

8 years ago

@Ritika…thnk you friend,I am very much overwhelmed by each one of yours response..I am very greatfull for your views.THANK YOU 1ce more.. I ll try to keep replying all your valuable comments.

faran

8 years ago

Nicely covered.network security is the need of the time.Intruders using brute force attacks may lead to severe harm to confidential information.
What i really liked about the article,being a computer science student,was the way you wrote about the global threats that a system may be vulnerable to.Way to go mate.Hope to read more from your side.Its always good to read something from someone who is always updated with the latest of issues like u.Thumbs up..

Varun Nair

8 years ago

@Faran,buddy there is a very clear demarcation between NETWORK SECURITY and CYBER LAWS..in layman's language it may seem same but as technical students we must have a crystal clear view about both these terms.

I m jotting down each one of yours need and requirements.Very soon I ll be addressing all issues here.Keep encouraging me till then.Its so sweet when you all take time from very busy scheduled of yours and comment here..Thank You mate

Nikita Anand

8 years ago

Varun.. Excellent post I must say.. The Mightylaws team has high expectations! Our readers are looking forward to some more exciting and informative posts from you! Good Going!

Varun Nair

8 years ago

@Nikita,buddy I am very much geatfull for ur support.This article would not have been a reality if you wouldn't have lend me a supporting hand.I ll stand up to each one of yours expectation and would write very often.keep encouraging me.I need each one of yours support,advise,views and most importantly "love"…
1ce again thank you mightylaws & Nikita

Robinsh

8 years ago

It's a unique post I looked today and got much more informative for noticing it's use and work for better business online.Keep posting and make us more aware about legal aspects.

Varun Nair

8 years ago

@Robinsh,Thanks..I will try to write as per ur expectations

anand

7 years ago

The Problem is our that our lawmakers have to get used to newer concepts like cloud computing,mobile commerce (M-commerce),E-Courts (online arbitration mechanisms),white & black hacking etc and have to formulate laws to address specific issues arising out of the same.The amended IT Act of 2008 is not sufficient though not inefficient.